Regulators request information after FT investigation into partnership that skirted search giant’s rules on minors
Department of Justice also targets Android and asks for curbs on use of content to train AI models
A call for the search giant to jettison Chrome would give users something they don’t obviously seem to want
The four biggest US internet groups this week showed glimpses of benefits but warned of increased spending
Parent company Alphabet’s shares rise 6% as results show lift from AI demand
Justice department could seek ‘structural remedies’ such as forced product sales after judge’s ruling of illegal monopoly in search
A world where the tech giant gets dismantled is more plausible than it was, but investors have reason to be unfazed
Injunction is a blow to search giant defending three antitrust cases that threaten its core business
Biggest US antitrust victory since Microsoft could still be too little, too late, as judge considers how to rein in search giant
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Republican vice-presidential nominee also says Google ought to be broken up in FT interview
Campaign on YouTube to boost Instagram’s appeal to young people skirted search group’s rules for marketing to under-18s
Court decision is a significant victory for justice department in its litigation over power of Big Tech
Tech stocks have been volatile as Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Google report huge increases in AI investments
Google-owned video service in ‘early innings’ of sporting content growth, says CEO Neal Mohan
Advertising remains the dominant business, but is vulnerable in an unpredictable regulatory environment
Cloud computing growth shows continued demand as companies race to build large language models
Alphabet had been in discussions to buy Israeli cyber security company
Deal would be rare bright spot for investors who have struggled to return money to backers in recent years
Acquisition of cloud specialist would be largest in Alphabet’s history
‘Hallucinations’ in new feature provoke ridicule and raise questions about betting core business on an experimental product
Protesters and staff call for divestment from holdings in Alphabet and Amazon
Companies need AI services revenues, not cost savings, to fuel data centre boom
Tech giant showcases series of artificial intelligence products in wake of new models by Meta and Microsoft
Tokyo, Seoul and Canberra follow EU and US in trying to rein in dominance of Apple and Google
